"July 28 elections"

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28 July 2025

Members of the media wait outside the special prosecutor's office investigating allegations involving Kim Keon-hee, set up at the KT Gwanghwamun Building in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea, on July 28, 2025. The team, led by Special Counsel Min Jung-ki, probes suspected primary election interference by former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife. A summons is issued to Myung Tae-kyun, a key figure in the case, but he reportedly refuses to appear.

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28 July 2025

Members of the media wait outside the special prosecutor's office investigating allegations involving Kim Keon-hee, set up at the KT Gwanghwamun Building in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea, on July 28, 2025. The team, led by Special Counsel Min Jung-ki, probes suspected primary election interference by former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife. A summons is issued to Myung Tae-kyun, a key figure in the case, but he reportedly refuses to appear.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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6 July 2025

Gaurishankar Ram Chamar, an Indian citizen injured in a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008, holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 6, 2025, following the acquittal of Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam, the main accused behind the blast. Chamar hails from Sitamarhi in Bihar. Chamar is injured when a bomb kept at Alam's house to allegedly rig the Constituent Assembly election explodes on April 9, 2008. On May 28, the Birgunj bench of Janakpur High Court acquits Alam and three others. Justices Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Mahrjan rule that there is no evidence to confirm whether a blast even occurs. During the press conference, Chamar says, ''That day, I go to the house to collect money. Someone tells me to take the money and leave. I have just reached the door when the bomb explodes. When the fire starts, I run. There is water behind the house; I pour it on myself and flee again.'' Chamar claims that he is unaware of what happens afterward and that he regains consciousness in Sitamarhi. He receives treatment at a hospital there, incurring expenses of INR 350,000. Chamar claims that when he goes to the police office to give a statement, Alam's men threaten his mother, saying her son is gone and wouldn't survive long. Chamar also files a complaint in connection with the incident, but the high court dismisses his complaint and statement as evidence. The court notes that the hospital prescription indicates injuries from a stove explosion, not a bomb blast.

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#12523500

3 July 2025

In Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 1, 2025, after the Georgian Dream group announces it will suspend accession negotiations with the European Union on November 28, 2024, citizens gather daily on Rustaveli Avenue. They demand the release of political prisoners and new elections, and that the public broadcaster Television stop broadcasting state propaganda. The protests are ongoing for more than seven months.

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3 July 2025

In Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 1, 2025, after the Georgian Dream group announces it will suspend accession negotiations with the European Union on November 28, 2024, citizens gather daily on Rustaveli Avenue. They demand the release of political prisoners and new elections, and that the public broadcaster Television stop broadcasting state propaganda. The protests are ongoing for more than seven months.

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